Willow Oak Group, LLC creates unique training programs
that blend local field experiences, emerging technologies and current
practices in learning design. Participants in our programs are empowered with skills and inspired to act. Some recent examples of training programs we have designed include:

Building
Urban and Community Habitats with Youth

Designed
for the National Conservation Training Center this program focuses on strategies to engage youth in urban communities in wildlife habitat conservation
projects. The training was developed and
piloted in New Mexico and includes both synchronous and asynchronous distance
learning as well as a face to face portion.

Backyard
Wildlife Habitat

Designed and
implemented for Washington DC homeowners, this four year collaborative project with
Audubon Maryland/DC and the District Department of Environment included free, public face to face
training program and the design and planting of 22 demonstration wildlife gardens on public lands.

Chesapeake
Childhood

Designed to guide children, parents,
teachers and other community members to learn, play and discover their local natural ecosystem this program was created for child care centers and preschools. Developed for the US Fish & Wildlife
Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office this program included workshops, materials
and evaluation. Learn more about the
parent activity cards.

Building a
Schoolyard Habitat and Outdoor Classroom

Developed
and piloted in California, this unique course for the National Conservation
Training Center leads conservation professionals through the process of working
with schools to create wildlife habitat on school grounds. We have adapted the course to incorporate blended learning techniques and delivered it to audiences in New Mexico, Florida, Michigan, West
Virginia and Alaska.